Historic Sites of Manitoba: Gilbert Plains War Memorial (Gordon Avenue West, Gilbert Plains, Municipality of Gilbert Plains)

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A monument at Gilbert Plains in the Municipality of Gilbert Plains was unveiled on 12 July 1921 to commemorate soldiers from the local area killed during military service. It formerly stood on the grounds of the Brickburn Consolidated School.

Gilbert Plains War Memorial (May 2012) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N51.14824, W100.49049 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Maurice D. Ashe	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Corporal	1890	24 February 1918
William Auger	Farmer	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Sergeant	1883	29 January 1917
John Avison [108 Battalion]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	5 February 1895	11 August 1918
George Christopher Babbage	Teamster	46th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	25 October 1916
George William Barnett	Blacksmith	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	14 June 1916
Lowson J. Brown	Insurance Clerk	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant Major	1892	12 April 1917
Glenlyon Archibald Campbell	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Lieutenant Colonel	1863	20 October 1917
Stewart John Campbell	Farmer	6th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps	Private	1895	18 August 1917
Herbert Trewartha Chapman	Tinsmith	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1888	25 October 1916
Colin Stanley Dow	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 July 1889	11 October 1917
Edward Millican Dutton	Farmer and Student in Agriculture	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1895	5 June 1917
David George Foreman	Farmer	4th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1898	29 September 1918
Joseph Reuben Fraser	Farmer	179th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	19 April 1902	7 May 1916
Amon Gallant	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Private	1898	15 August 1917
Joseph Gallant	Carpenter	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1892	6 April 1916
William James Gardiner [Dauphin]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	29 November 1897	25 August 1918
Thomas Henry Kinnie	Labourer	2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles	Corporal	1894	29 September 1918
Duncan Blake Leigh	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	1893	12 June 1916
William Miller	Carpenter	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1883	6 June 1916
Claude Agnew Murray	Butcher	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1895	9 August 1918
John Allen Parkman	Farm Labourer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	1 October 1918
Jacob Raniche	Farmer	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1895	21 February 1917
George Irving Joseph Shaw	Farmer	Fort Garry Horse	Private	1898	2 April 1918
William Shaw	Farmer	42nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	1897	2 November 1917
Louis Wilfred Spencer [Armoury]	Farmer	44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 December 1895	14 January 1918
Arthur Burrell Thorne	?	Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	1895	8 May 1918
Leonard Percy Waite	Farmer	107th Pioneer Battalion, Canadian Pioneers	Private	1893	11 June 1917
Ernest Walker	Driver	4th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery	Driver	1883	28 September 1917
Arthur Edward Weeks	Cook	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1880	21 August 1917
Joseph Samuel Wheal	Farmer	1st Canadian Mounted Rilfes	Private	1887	15 September 1916
Lloyd Levi Winters	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1896	28 September 1918
Donald Young	Printer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Sergeant	1893	9 April 1917

Second World War

Name	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Alvin Bell	South Alberta Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Sergeant	1912	21 August 1944
Frederick Archibald Campbell	100 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1921	31 August 1943
Glen Robert Campbell	Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	28 September 1914	15 September 1944
James Francis Charles	Regina Rifle Regiment, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1916	28 July 1944
George Henry Durston	578 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Officer	1921	19 March 1944
Robert Edward Dutton	Royal Canadian Air Force	Corporal	1922	23 December 1944
William Alexander Gardner	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1921	7 September 1943
Edward Thomas Garlinski	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1921	17 August 1944
Francis John Gray	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1924	26 February 1945
Ralph Eric Hart	405 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1920	14 May 1943
Tony John Karaim	Royal Canadian Air Force	Sergeant	1923	14 February 1944
Peter Kolcun	Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1921	23 May 1944
Tony Krynski	460 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1923	28 June 1944
Stephen Williams Litynesky	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	1916	22 November 1943
Edward John McClarty	432 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	1924	21 February 1945
James Ernest Sawdon	6 Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers	Sapper	1921	6 June 1944
Robert Basil Snyder	HMCS Stadacona, Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve	Leading Stoker	1919	20 January 1944
Norman Lawrence Steele	Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Private	1913	27 October 1944
Albert Harold Strand	14th Armored Regiment, Calgary Regiment, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	1922	13 May 1944
Donald Leroy Torkelson	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer Class II	1920	25 June 1942
George Thomas White	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1917	8 June 1944
Robert Edward White	Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps	Rifleman	1920	8 June 1944
John Ross Wright	Fort Garry Horse, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps	Trooper	26 September 1922	11 June 1944

Sources:

“Gilbert Plains memorial unveiled,” Dauphin Herald, 14 July 1921, page 1.

For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).

Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.

Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.

Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).

This page was prepared by Darryl Toews, Tim Worth, and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 20 October 2023

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